Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company
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The bravest soldiers. The toughest warriors. The ultimate survivors. Among the stars and across the...
Terminator Genisys: Guardian
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The year is 2028 and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Help John Connor in the war to save...
Adversaries into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion
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The bestselling co-author of The Go-Giver offers new insights into what it means to be truly...
The Dark Angel
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In this highly atmospheric mystery, Ruth Galloway—“a captivating amateur sleuth” (Louise...
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Forgotten Hero of Bunker Valentin: The Harry Callan Story
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In 1943, thirty-two Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a...
Collection of Sand: Essays
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Italo Calvino in Collection of Sand claimed that 'the brain begins in the eye'. The essays collected...
ClareR (5674 KP) rated Babel: An Arcane History in Books
Feb 14, 2023
Robin Swift is brought to England by a mysterious Englishman after he is orphaned in Canton. The Englishman educates him, and then sends Robin to Babel to continue his studies. But is Babel everything that Robin wants or expects it to be?
This truly imaginative novel looks at colonialism, the power of language, resistance and sacrifice.
I loved the narration as well, it really added to the story, I felt, particularly the footnotes that were inserted into the rest of the dialogue explaining pronunciation and etymology (I really liked these parts, more than is normal or socially acceptable, probably! 🤭). I’ll admit that there were some mispronunciations of the Oxford colleges which would have been easy to avoid (I have to admit to mainly learning how to pronounce them by watching University Challenge 😆).
If you love language, languages (I do!), fantasy and an alternative history, then this will really appeal to you.
I do feel that I should have finished the book having learnt at least one more language though. Ah well 🤷🏼♀️
Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House
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Fifty years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Resistance Girl in Books
Mar 27, 2022
Following the lives of a small group of people in Norway during WWII, this is a compelling story of their bravery as part of the resistance movement.
With exceptionally strong characters and a powerful story, this is an important part of history that I was not familiar with and although this is historical fiction, it does weave actual events into the story which gives it a sense of realism and shows you what lengths 'normal' people will go to to protect freedom and whilst they have a strong regard for the danger they are putting themselves and, potentially, others in, the bigger picture is far more important. A poignant read given the current events in Ukraine.
The narrator told the story with ease and kept me engaged and enthralled from beginning to end; her voice was perfect.
Recommended for anyone who enjoys a great story of bravery, love and the importance of family, friends and freedom.
Thank you to HarperCollins UK Audio and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor
Bronwen Neil and Pauline Allen
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Maximus the Confessor (c.580-662) has become one of the most discussed figures in contemporary...